by Leigh Ann Torres | Oct 11, 2018 | NICU Life
Parents love celebrating their baby’s milestones. But in the NICU, milestones have a very different meaning. Instead of bonding with their baby through snuggles and first feedings in the postpartum wing of the hospital, parents of NICU babies are scrubbing up at...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Sep 27, 2018 | NICU Life
We asked members of our online communities to share their advice for new NICU parents and they came through with so much great advice, we couldn’t possibly include them all here. Here are some of the highlights parents want you to know about life in the neonatal...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Sep 20, 2018 | NICU Life
“I don’t ever want another NICU parent to feel alone like I felt.” This is what Hand to Hold founder Kelli Kelley said when she started the peer mentor program that has been the driving inspiration behind Hand to Hold. Despite being surrounded by friends and family,...
by Kelli Kelley | Sep 9, 2018 | NICU Life
I have always thought of my dad as being larger than life. He is 6’4” and worked in law enforcement. I never knew him to be scared of anything. But when my son was born 16 weeks preterm, weighing just a pound and a half, my dad who had come to my rescue so many times...
by Ali Dunn | Aug 23, 2018 | Life after the NICU, NICU Life, Nutrition
I am all for breastfeeding. I am amazed by the life-saving power of breast milk, that I have witnessed first hand. I know that breast milk is both nutrition and medicine especially for the tiniest of babies. I understand why it is referred to as liquid gold. And yet...
by Amialya Durairaj | Jun 4, 2018 | NICU Life
Would you like a primary nurse for your baby in the NICU but are unsure about how to get one? We’ve talked about six reasons why anyone with a baby in the NICU for a month or longer should try to find a primary caregiver. Now read my three-step process for...
